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that the president is going to have his hand on martin luther king's bible. he's doing the whole weekend before the inaugural, it's all about martin luther king in service. and medgar evers' widow is doing the convocation before the inaugural speech. so it's a big martin luther king day. he'll be our second president as of sunday. second term. >> i understand you met with president obama recently? >> a group of historians including doris, we meet periodically, a few times now at the white house and have what we call a historians dinner and talk to president obama. they're off the record, but i think it's fair to say he likes talking about presidential history and likes hearing about abraham lincoln. he's from illinois and really cares about lincoln. he's aware of lincoln's famous second inaugural. but also theodore roosevelt, dwight eisenhower, ronald reagan. i look at it more as a form of relaxation for the president when we get to meet him. he gets to chew the fat a lit bit about past presidents. >> doris, you're a presidential expert, how do you rate presi
that the president is going to have his hand on martin luther king's bible. he's doing the whole weekend before the inaugural, it's all about martin luther king in service. and medgar evers' widow is doing the convocation before the inaugural speech. so it's a big martin luther king day. he'll be our second president as of sunday. second term. >> i understand you met with president obama recently? >> a group of historians including doris, we meet periodically, a few times now at the...
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the other belonged into martin luther king jr. my next guests is the choice of only underscores the presence legacy as the fst black president but can be read the logical. joining us now, professor of american religion at boston university, author of the american bible, how our words unite, the high command and it is great to have you here. >> thank you for having me. lou: your reaction to the rhetoric. i was talking about this earlier just a couple of experts, if i may. we have never relinquished, he said, our skepticism of central authority. if we could put this up to just show what we're reading. we have never relinquished our skepticism of central authority, nor have we succumbed to the fiction hat all society's ills can be cured through government alone. he also -- i just found that stunning. first of all, who is it the things that government alone could solve our ills. our skepticism of central authority. he does not put any evidence. i was fascinated the way he used language in this. are you -- what are your reactions to th
the other belonged into martin luther king jr. my next guests is the choice of only underscores the presence legacy as the fst black president but can be read the logical. joining us now, professor of american religion at boston university, author of the american bible, how our words unite, the high command and it is great to have you here. >> thank you for having me. lou: your reaction to the rhetoric. i was talking about this earlier just a couple of experts, if i may. we have never...
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martin luther king jr. his daughter, dr. bernice king spoke this morning during commemorative service at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. here in d.c., the nation's first african-american president paused today at the statue of dr. king in the cap fall row it ungra dra. earlier he had taken the oath of office using two bibles. one of which belonged to the civil rights leader. the other belonged to president abraham lincoln. president obama made history today as the first president ever to speak about gay rights at an inauguration. and he did so by comparing the struggles of gay americans to what women and people of color have endured over the years. james rosen live in our d.c. newsroom with more on this. hey, james. >> shep, good evening. with this pivotal address president obama effectively positioned himself as more than just a president or chief executive. he appeared at time to be seizing the mantel of the civil rights leader whose birthday was observed as a federal holiday today. the reverend doctor martin luther ki
martin luther king jr. his daughter, dr. bernice king spoke this morning during commemorative service at ebenezer baptist church in atlanta. here in d.c., the nation's first african-american president paused today at the statue of dr. king in the cap fall row it ungra dra. earlier he had taken the oath of office using two bibles. one of which belonged to the civil rights leader. the other belonged to president abraham lincoln. president obama made history today as the first president ever to...
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martin luther king. tomorrow is mlk day. it couldn't be a more appropriate day i'm sure you would feel for barack obama's second inauguration. in those conversations he felt there may be an african-american president, first black president in the next 40 years. you didn't think it would happen in your lifetime. >> that's true. i'm so excited. i'm so happy about my country that we are growing up. >> how do you think the president -- >> we're growing beyond our ignorance. >> how do you think he's done in his first term and what would you like him to do more of in his second term? >> well, i think he's done the best he could. i think that there were a number of people who as soon as he was elected put their feet down, their heels into the earth and said no matter what he does, no matter how good he is, i will not support him. i will resist his attempts to make our country better. i think he was surprised because he had been elected with such fervor and such excitement. i don't think he expected to have such resistance. i know t
martin luther king. tomorrow is mlk day. it couldn't be a more appropriate day i'm sure you would feel for barack obama's second inauguration. in those conversations he felt there may be an african-american president, first black president in the next 40 years. you didn't think it would happen in your lifetime. >> that's true. i'm so excited. i'm so happy about my country that we are growing up. >> how do you think the president -- >> we're growing beyond our ignorance....
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it is not only the birthday of martin luther king jr. but it is also the second inauguration of the first african american president. it is a significant and symbolic day for all who gathered here. if >> it is the perfect storm of social justice. >> hundred together today to celebrate this day that many call monumental. >> all of our ancestors who worked so hard to make a day like this possible. >> possible for her to bring her children to the museum of african-american history and know they have endless possibilities. i let them know that whatever they want to be, whatever they are dreaming they definitely have an opportunity to let their dreams come to life. >> i have the opportunity to see how others celebrate this day. >> has definitely been a culture shock. the kind of open rise to the different kinds of people and experiences. >> very somber moment here. >> to earlier today there was a huge crowd gathered. you can tell every once in awhile. [inaudible] >> everybody in the auditorium picked up the rest of the song. everybody getting
it is not only the birthday of martin luther king jr. but it is also the second inauguration of the first african american president. it is a significant and symbolic day for all who gathered here. if >> it is the perfect storm of social justice. >> hundred together today to celebrate this day that many call monumental. >> all of our ancestors who worked so hard to make a day like this possible. >> possible for her to bring her children to the museum of african-american...
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tomorrow it's not just barack obama's day, but it's martin luther king day. you're going to have the president invoking the dream of king. all the schoolkids are out, they're being taught about the inauguration. right now and martin luncher king day. >> i went to the see lincoln recently, and his story and battle to end slavery is an inspiring story. you couldn't help but think if you're barack obama standing there, two bibles, one was dr. king's, one was abraham lincoln's, have you the history on your shoulder to share real courage -- >> i couldn't agree with that more. this president loves president lincoln. if you're from the land of lincoln, you really like him. he likes talking about lincoln and this being the 150th anniversary of the emancipation proclamation, what it meant for our country. >> how is he going to get through the impasse of getting stuff done here. how is he going to do what he wants to do with dr. king and abraham lincoln in the back of his mind? >> like dr. king, he's won a nobel peace prize, he's an international figure and the world's
tomorrow it's not just barack obama's day, but it's martin luther king day. you're going to have the president invoking the dream of king. all the schoolkids are out, they're being taught about the inauguration. right now and martin luncher king day. >> i went to the see lincoln recently, and his story and battle to end slavery is an inspiring story. you couldn't help but think if you're barack obama standing there, two bibles, one was dr. king's, one was abraham lincoln's, have you the...
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they celebrated slain civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. at one of the most historic churches in washington. and tomorrow is of course, the main event. some 800,000 people expected to pack the west front of the capitol to watch president obama publicly take his oath of office. the president has already started his second term, he took the oath earlier today in an intimate swearing-in ceremony in the blue room of the white house. i want you to take a look. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> that i will execute -- >> faithfully the office of president of the united states faithfully. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> thank you, mr. chief justice. >> only a few people able to witness the brief
they celebrated slain civil rights leader, reverend martin luther king jr. at one of the most historic churches in washington. and tomorrow is of course, the main event. some 800,000 people expected to pack the west front of the capitol to watch president obama publicly take his oath of office. the president has already started his second term, he took the oath earlier today in an intimate swearing-in ceremony in the blue room of the white house. i want you to take a look. >> please raise...
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this is martin luther king day. we celebrate that, as well. the second time a president has been inaugurated on martin luther king day. about 800,000 people will be there on the mall. a little bit smaller than four years ago. but no less buoyant. a lot of smiling faces out there. we hear the choir of p.s. 22 in staten island. >> they are the largest choir in staten island. and i believe they are fifth graders. let's listen to them for a second. ♪ don't pay no mind to the feeling, until you feel it ♪ >> we love the caps. we love the swaying this morning. we've been thinking to ourselves, a second inauguration is typically not as -- not as surprising as the first inauguration. but nonetheless, it rededicates this country to big ideas. and the person who has to do it in his speech, walking up to the podium, is the president. we saw the first family walking in to st. john's church earlier this morning. >> they're at that worship service right now. there they are, right there, just before they walked into st. john's episcopal church, across the
this is martin luther king day. we celebrate that, as well. the second time a president has been inaugurated on martin luther king day. about 800,000 people will be there on the mall. a little bit smaller than four years ago. but no less buoyant. a lot of smiling faces out there. we hear the choir of p.s. 22 in staten island. >> they are the largest choir in staten island. and i believe they are fifth graders. let's listen to them for a second. ♪ don't pay no mind to the feeling, until...
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luther king, and martin luther king had this to say, and if i can quote him -- it is a simple matter of justice with the task of raising the negro from backwardness should also be rescuing the forgotten a white sport. a bill of rights for the disadvantaged, marked the rise of a new era in which the full resources of society would be used to attack the tenacious poverty which so paradoxical exists here. >> that is tim from gainesville, florida. he mentioned the lincoln and bible and the king bible. the lincoln bible itself, according to the library of can -- of congress, is bound in burgundy velvet with a gold washed white metal rim around the three outside edges of the covers. all edges are heavily guilt. in the center of -- of the top cover, there is a shield of cold wash with the words "holy bible" etched into it. the king bible was dr. king's trebling bible. an avid reader, dr. king traveled with a selection of books that included this bible the president will be using. it was used for inspiration and preparing sermons. henry in huntington, west virginia, on our independent line.
luther king, and martin luther king had this to say, and if i can quote him -- it is a simple matter of justice with the task of raising the negro from backwardness should also be rescuing the forgotten a white sport. a bill of rights for the disadvantaged, marked the rise of a new era in which the full resources of society would be used to attack the tenacious poverty which so paradoxical exists here. >> that is tim from gainesville, florida. he mentioned the lincoln and bible and the...
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martin luther king, jr. bible and abraham lincoln's bible at the official public ceremony at the white house. you're looking at live pictures. we're about to go into the blue room of the united states. the president of the united states and his family, they will be there together with the chief justice of the united states, john roberts. he will administer the oath as we get ready for this historic moment. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear. >> i barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> and will, to the best of moo i ability. >> and will, to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> preserve, protect and defend. >> the constitution of the united states. >> the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god? >> so help me god. >> congratulations mr. president
martin luther king, jr. bible and abraham lincoln's bible at the official public ceremony at the white house. you're looking at live pictures. we're about to go into the blue room of the united states. the president of the united states and his family, they will be there together with the chief justice of the united states, john roberts. he will administer the oath as we get ready for this historic moment. >> please raise your right hand and repeat after me. i barack hussein obama do...
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martin luther king, jr. afterward, obama will deliver a speech laying out his plans for the next four years. the nro ceremony will include music from singers james taylor, beyoncÉ, and others which will carry live during our extended five-our inauguration special. after our regular broadcast ends, we will continue to bring you coverage until 1:00 p.m. eastern standard time, including the swearing in ceremony. some stations will run the whole five our special, for others you can go to democracynow.org. this year, the inauguration also comes on the federal holiday in honor of dr. martin luther king, jr., who delivered his "i have a dream" speech 50 years ago, not far from here at the lincoln memorial. later in our special coverage, we will air excerpts of some of dr. king's less often played speeches, including "beyond vietnam." why he opposed the war in vietnam. but first, we turn to some of the voices of hope and resistance from sunday night's piece ball. not affiliated with any political party, the celebra
martin luther king, jr. afterward, obama will deliver a speech laying out his plans for the next four years. the nro ceremony will include music from singers james taylor, beyoncÉ, and others which will carry live during our extended five-our inauguration special. after our regular broadcast ends, we will continue to bring you coverage until 1:00 p.m. eastern standard time, including the swearing in ceremony. some stations will run the whole five our special, for others you can go to...
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what did you make of what she said and martin luther king may have said to barack obama? >> just i thought it was very moving and you got a nice call-out from her. she's a great moral force like elie weitzel and in hundred years from will be a hundred books of maya angelou. before oprah there was maya angelou. i want to say i'm glad you wore a coat. she is out there pulling it off. >> i know. >> if i may point out the americans wearing the big coats. us british guys made of tougher stuff. >> all the chest hair. that's what that is. >> actually all the extra blubber. how are you? >> great to see you. >> big night with with the first lady last night. >> we had so much fun. obviously, to get an invitation to host any event from the first lady is just amazing but this was focusing on the families and the kids for the men and women in service. so, it was outstanding event. >> tomorrow, the president's second inauguration and you were deejaying at the first one. an honor for you. >> yes. >> on a serious point, martin luther king day tomorrow and barack obama being regrat reinau
what did you make of what she said and martin luther king may have said to barack obama? >> just i thought it was very moving and you got a nice call-out from her. she's a great moral force like elie weitzel and in hundred years from will be a hundred books of maya angelou. before oprah there was maya angelou. i want to say i'm glad you wore a coat. she is out there pulling it off. >> i know. >> if i may point out the americans wearing the big coats. us british guys made of...
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martin luther king. one could suspect the president will make an even longer reference tomorrow. >> i would think so. tomorrow is particularly historic, in civil rights history. 50 years ago that dr. king made his "i have a dream" speech on the mall. 50 years ago, the assassination of john f. kennedy. the assassination of medgar evers. the horrific birmingham church bombing was 50 years ago. the president will be surrounded, symbolically and historic plea, by a lot of civil rights milestones. i believe the widow of medgar evers will give the invocation. the president will take the oath with one hand on the bible belonging to martin luther king. yes, i think this will be a moment where he will definitely refer to the civil rights milestones that got him to this moment. >> the other bible will be abraham lincoln's. >> i just noticed in that clip with bill clinton, the camera cuts to dexter king, his youngest son, i wonder how it must have felt to be there. i imagine he will be there tomorrow as well. >> ha
martin luther king. one could suspect the president will make an even longer reference tomorrow. >> i would think so. tomorrow is particularly historic, in civil rights history. 50 years ago that dr. king made his "i have a dream" speech on the mall. 50 years ago, the assassination of john f. kennedy. the assassination of medgar evers. the horrific birmingham church bombing was 50 years ago. the president will be surrounded, symbolically and historic plea, by a lot of civil...
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a monument to martin luther king. >> with the bible. daddy king's bible as she said. >> an extraordinary feeling, and, you know, king did not march for black justice. he really marched for principles and ideals to be true for everyone. nice to see uniform principles resounding through the ceremonies today. >> speaking of universal principals, the story of a woman who group in the projects and a path that went to princeton, yale and eventually right to the supreme court. she credits affirmative action with helping her get there. so when the issue comes before the supreme court, probably in march, how will she rule? we'll talk about justice sonia sotomayor, straight ahead. i need to rethink the core of my portfolio. what i really need is sleep. introducing the ishares core, building blocks for the heart of your portfolio. find out why 9 out of 10 large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus which includes investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. read and c
a monument to martin luther king. >> with the bible. daddy king's bible as she said. >> an extraordinary feeling, and, you know, king did not march for black justice. he really marched for principles and ideals to be true for everyone. nice to see uniform principles resounding through the ceremonies today. >> speaking of universal principals, the story of a woman who group in the projects and a path that went to princeton, yale and eventually right to the supreme court. she...
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president obama and martin luther king jr. >> have been trying to find a new lens, a new way of studying presidential character. about 12 years ago i wrote a book on the first lady's. the body of knowledge on lincoln pretty much everything that could be written probably has been. the greatest historian says been years poring through the letters and the evidence to produce this book on lincoln of this book and the hundreds of books on washington. so my problem is, why not look at the person that new them the best, the first lady because historians have largely ignored the role of the first lady as the largely ignored the mistresses and shipping the man. tend to be older man, educated in a certain way. most historians, as i always say, were not educated in matters of the heart. studying the first lady, the first thing thomas jefferson did after spending 17 days cooped up in of lost outside a philadelphia writing the declaration of independence, the first thing he did is he went shopping for market, his wife. he mr. she was pregnant. she had had a miscarriage. he bought her some gloves. the
president obama and martin luther king jr. >> have been trying to find a new lens, a new way of studying presidential character. about 12 years ago i wrote a book on the first lady's. the body of knowledge on lincoln pretty much everything that could be written probably has been. the greatest historian says been years poring through the letters and the evidence to produce this book on lincoln of this book and the hundreds of books on washington. so my problem is, why not look at the...
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he's doing it on today, martin luther king day no less. it will behis second time taking the oath in just 24 hours. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> with the first lady and daughters looking on, the president made good on a constitutional requirement that he be sworn in on january 20th as did the vice president, joe biden. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> looking ahead to what's happening today, president obama will be publicly sworn in at 11:30 a.m. eastern time. he'll then give his presidential address at noon. then later in the afternoon at 2:35, he will lead the inaugural parade from the u.s. capital to the white house. so we expect lots of celebrating, lots of pageantry and some historic firsts. white house correspondent dan lothian is following the day's events for us. all right, dan, lay it out. how's it going to go? >> first of all, i should point out that the president will begin his day here at
he's doing it on today, martin luther king day no less. it will behis second time taking the oath in just 24 hours. >> so help me god. >> congratulations, mr. president. >> thank you, mr. chief justice. thank you so much. thank you, sweetie. >> with the first lady and daughters looking on, the president made good on a constitutional requirement that he be sworn in on january 20th as did the vice president, joe biden. >> so help me god. >> so help me god....
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like martin luther king junior, whose birth that we also celebrated yesterday. stepn even when you don't see the whole staircase, we have faith that the members of the 113tho congress will realize the promise of prosperity. ill be chd not by our divisions but by renewed cooperation and compromise. i urge every woman and man fortunate enough serve in this chamber to remember it is possible to hold fast to your principles while making compromises necessary to move our country forward. democrats will hold fast to the guiding principle that a strong middle class and an opportunity for every american to enter the middle class is the key to this nation's success. democrats will stand strong. strong with a standard of balance and will remain resolute in pursuit of fairness for all americans regardless of where they were born, regardless of their religion or their sexual orientation. those principles will direct our course as we introduce our first ten bills today, a tradition we've had in the united states senate. that is the majority party introduces the first ten bil
like martin luther king junior, whose birth that we also celebrated yesterday. stepn even when you don't see the whole staircase, we have faith that the members of the 113tho congress will realize the promise of prosperity. ill be chd not by our divisions but by renewed cooperation and compromise. i urge every woman and man fortunate enough serve in this chamber to remember it is possible to hold fast to your principles while making compromises necessary to move our country forward. democrats...
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makes you wonder how dr martin luther king how he would do this today and how how we got to this point. and what's being done to address this issue that is just exacerbating i think dr martin luther king would look to do extremely symbolic and revolutionary in the sense that of course we're electing the first african-american male for the second time huge victory seeing as where we were just fifty years ago where black people couldn't you know the right to vote but on the other hand i think seeing that militarism and wars of aggression and imperial. and even the extrajudicial assassination campaigns i mean i think he would he would be appalled he'd be embarrassed to even be affiliated with you know signing in on his bible i think in one term symbolically it's great but on the other hand i mean it's just so unfortunate that really this legacy of his is kind of overshadowed when he really was vocally against the vietnam war and all the stuff but i mean in terms of poverty i think that these numbers really do tell it all i mean what else can you say than looking at these stats and say we
makes you wonder how dr martin luther king how he would do this today and how how we got to this point. and what's being done to address this issue that is just exacerbating i think dr martin luther king would look to do extremely symbolic and revolutionary in the sense that of course we're electing the first african-american male for the second time huge victory seeing as where we were just fifty years ago where black people couldn't you know the right to vote but on the other hand i think...
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martin luther king, junior. now, of course today is not only inauguration day, it is also martin luther king day. and so the president and the first lady and others are expected to walk to the bust of martin luther king and pay their respects there for a few moments before the president walks out of the capitol to review the troops. >> schieffer: the bust is much better likeness of martin luther king, junior, i would say that in the view of some who say statue on the mall, the massive statue sort of doesn't look like martin luther king, junior. it's big, this one you'd know who it was if you knew who martin luther king was. i think most people do. >> pelley: the king memorial on the mall is quite an imposing memorial. it's a striking thing to see. doug brinkley is one of this nation's foremost historians on presidential history and professor of history at rice university in houston. doug, the president reviewing the troops, this is a long -- has deep, deep history in the united states. >> not only was george was
martin luther king, junior. now, of course today is not only inauguration day, it is also martin luther king day. and so the president and the first lady and others are expected to walk to the bust of martin luther king and pay their respects there for a few moments before the president walks out of the capitol to review the troops. >> schieffer: the bust is much better likeness of martin luther king, junior, i would say that in the view of some who say statue on the mall, the massive...
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it's also the martin luther king holiday weekend. to mark that, thousands of people are taking pafrt rt in a national day of service today, including the first family. the obamas are helping spruce up an elementary school in washington. there are a lot of people who want to volunteer in their communities but don't know how to do it. so a service summit is being held on the national mall to give them good ideas of how to help out. suzanne malveaux is there. people are there to get information and check out some celebrities, i'm sure. >> i have to admit, a lot of people excited about volunteering but there is also a certain star factor here that people are attracted to. they want to know who are the celebrities. right now on stage congresswoman tammy douglass. we just talked with her. an iraq war vet, a superhero, really, someone really committed to her country. she's addressing the crowd now. before hand, we saw eva longoria. she talked about the need to push forward immigration reform to help serve the latino community. we saw paul b
it's also the martin luther king holiday weekend. to mark that, thousands of people are taking pafrt rt in a national day of service today, including the first family. the obamas are helping spruce up an elementary school in washington. there are a lot of people who want to volunteer in their communities but don't know how to do it. so a service summit is being held on the national mall to give them good ideas of how to help out. suzanne malveaux is there. people are there to get information...
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martin luther king jr. the president will celebrate at two inaugural balls, versus the ten held four years ago. even if there's less fanfare, the day will not be without its pomp and circumstance. and star power. katy perry kicked things off at a concert earlier this weekend. ♪ at last >> reporter: and beyonce, whose rendition of edda james' "at last" was a highlight of the 2009 inauguration, will this time perform the national anthem, at the capitol ceremony. who can forget that moment in 2009. again, sasha pointed out, dad did not mess it up. he has one more shot at it. >> that's right, josh. >>> today, a day for poetry. the prose of governing comes next. and jonathan karl at the capitol for that. as the president prepares to deliver his speech, his team is gearing up for a lot of big debates ahead. >> reporter: you can see the presidential podium, still covered in plastic. it is from there that he will deliver one of the most important speeches of his presidency, hoping to set the tone for a second ter
martin luther king jr. the president will celebrate at two inaugural balls, versus the ten held four years ago. even if there's less fanfare, the day will not be without its pomp and circumstance. and star power. katy perry kicked things off at a concert earlier this weekend. ♪ at last >> reporter: and beyonce, whose rendition of edda james' "at last" was a highlight of the 2009 inauguration, will this time perform the national anthem, at the capitol ceremony. who can forget...
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martin luther king jr. andrew seattle who is with the freedom from religion foundation. mr. stittle, abraham lincoln and dr. king too two amazing american icons you want to take their bibles and remove them from the ceremony. >> i much prefer dr. king's writing on the letter from the birmingham jail where he talks about the white church standing on the sideline mouthing trivialalities and pyes irrelevancy while he does the work of the civil rights movement. >> bill: you must know that dr. king invoked god in almost every speech that he made. >> article 2 section one of the constitution which lays out the oath does not say anything about the word so help me god. it says i will preserve to the best of my ability, preserve, defend and protect the states period. it's kind of ironic that the president is going to amend that in the middle of it. >> bill: do you know why george washington wanted the words god so help me god in? do you know why? >> george washington did not say so help me god. the first recorded instance is 1801. >> bill: if you look at his inaugural address it's pe
martin luther king jr. andrew seattle who is with the freedom from religion foundation. mr. stittle, abraham lincoln and dr. king too two amazing american icons you want to take their bibles and remove them from the ceremony. >> i much prefer dr. king's writing on the letter from the birmingham jail where he talks about the white church standing on the sideline mouthing trivialalities and pyes irrelevancy while he does the work of the civil rights movement. >> bill: you must know...
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martin luther king jr.'s, as well as his political hero's bible, abraham lincoln. >> after his inauguration speech, the president and first lady will make the traditional walk down pennsylvania avenue toward the white house. >> ahead of today's ceremonies, the president and first lady made the rounds in washington. they told a crowd that the celebrations are about the country and its citizens, not the election results. also vice president joe biden and his family greeted supporters at the latino inaugural party. >> hundreds of thousands are gathering on the national mall to see history being made. >> and while officials say right now there is no credible threat, security, as you can imagine, is once again extremely tight. >> reporter: they will be everywhere, snipers dotting roof tops, the coast guard patrolling waterways, military fighter jets enforcing a no-fly zone. 13,000 security personnel blanketing the washington mall. >> protecting an event this large, this complex with this number of people coming r
martin luther king jr.'s, as well as his political hero's bible, abraham lincoln. >> after his inauguration speech, the president and first lady will make the traditional walk down pennsylvania avenue toward the white house. >> ahead of today's ceremonies, the president and first lady made the rounds in washington. they told a crowd that the celebrations are about the country and its citizens, not the election results. also vice president joe biden and his family greeted supporters...
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martin luther king was 39 robert kennedy was 42. that's 42 years after being shot one million 260,000 703 americans died from firearms, by firearms, in the total history of the united states in every war in the revolutionary, all the-- 659,000 americans is have died, if you go back, twice as many in one fifth the time. and i think the president has the capacity and the standing at this point to make that case that we, that this is an american exceptionalism. when we have five times four times as many people killed in this country as in the next 21 richest countries in the world in 1 year. >> you can cite the numbers and the nra and others came out ahead of this to say, they came out minute he was done speak. and the white house says yes it's going to be hard but we think we might be able to do it. >> first it is always striking how young they were fdr-- i mean mlk and-- but listen, i support the thing all the laws. if i were a member of the congress i would vote for it all. but the data is very problematic for the republicans. we ha
martin luther king was 39 robert kennedy was 42. that's 42 years after being shot one million 260,000 703 americans died from firearms, by firearms, in the total history of the united states in every war in the revolutionary, all the-- 659,000 americans is have died, if you go back, twice as many in one fifth the time. and i think the president has the capacity and the standing at this point to make that case that we, that this is an american exceptionalism. when we have five times four times...
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luther king jr.'s traveling bible. the man responsible for freeing the slaves, who fought for the rights of african-americans is being used for the country's first black president. >> lisa, thank you. the second inaugural spans two days. first, the official oath of office at a private ceremony on sunday over at the white house and then monday's the public ceremony at the u.s. capitol. it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on both days. >>> and you're in "the situation room." happening now, breaking news. the military option to free hostages is now over. but where are the americans held captive? bizarre details emerging in the mysterious hoax surrounding a popular football star. just ahead, what we're learning about at least one person believed to be involved. >> and boeing dreamliner flights worldwide. they are now grounded for the first time since a deadly plane crash more than 30 years ago. this is going on with one airliner. why it may all come down to one key component. batteries. >>> we want to welc
luther king jr.'s traveling bible. the man responsible for freeing the slaves, who fought for the rights of african-americans is being used for the country's first black president. >> lisa, thank you. the second inaugural spans two days. first, the official oath of office at a private ceremony on sunday over at the white house and then monday's the public ceremony at the u.s. capitol. it all starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on both days. >>> and you're in "the situation...
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luther king day so to celebrate this occasion president obama some more and. this hand over dr king's very own bible interesting but that's not the only bible obama uses just not extra part a look he took the oath of office over president lincoln's bible as well yeah just to say better stack them bibles so well the saving grace be enough to turn is that ministration around well let's find out on a very special break in a set starting now. looking at where you are she going to be like. so guys we're now in two thousand and thirteen that's a story here for many reasons not only is it the fifty year anniversary since martin luther king's march on washington but also marks one hundred fifty years since those in slaves in this country were freed of the emancipation proclamation it's hard to believe how far we've come from a period of slavery to a period of racism to now having an african-american man to lead this country to strong symbol of progress indeed but is it a real indicator of racial equality or are there still a long road ahead for dr king's message is tr
luther king day so to celebrate this occasion president obama some more and. this hand over dr king's very own bible interesting but that's not the only bible obama uses just not extra part a look he took the oath of office over president lincoln's bible as well yeah just to say better stack them bibles so well the saving grace be enough to turn is that ministration around well let's find out on a very special break in a set starting now. looking at where you are she going to be like. so guys...
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martin luther king. we understand he is going to take a moment there to honor him, to reflect, and to think about him and this day, which is, you know, honoring him, martin luther king, as well as the president, of course, since his inauguration. he is going to do that before he takes after. one other interesting tidbit i wanted to give you when talking about the lunch. that is this is a big ceremony. but it's also an important day in history that there are people here who spent a lot of time trying to preserve it. and four years ago, that included saving the actual plate that the predent -- the whose place setting actually that the president ate from. unclear if they're going to do it the second time. but that is the kind of detail that they do right after everybody clears out of there. they take everything, they save it, because they understand the curator told me, 200 years from now they want to make sure that these things are preserved for history and for the future. >> i hope they have a really, rea
martin luther king. we understand he is going to take a moment there to honor him, to reflect, and to think about him and this day, which is, you know, honoring him, martin luther king, as well as the president, of course, since his inauguration. he is going to do that before he takes after. one other interesting tidbit i wanted to give you when talking about the lunch. that is this is a big ceremony. but it's also an important day in history that there are people here who spent a lot of time...